Ranks and rankings.

[kyanited]

Google is my second best internet friend.

I was looking for the current rankings to see where Hiromi stands compared to her batchmates:

Hana, Tsuki, Yuki, Hoshi, Sora

It doesn't look all that bad at first glance, Morie, Meo and Hiromi are all not ranked yet. But what is the difference between 男役スター (Hiromi) and 若手男役 (Meo & Morie)? Hamako is also designated 男役スター... does that mean that's Hiromi's future? If that's her choice, I can very easily and happily live with that... ^^

Comments

[wao-wao.livejournal.com]

That's a very interesting chart. I find it strange that there are no 若手男役 listed at all for Yuki or Hoshi... (I mean, for example Saou Kurama and Mahiro Shun; aren't they babies who are getting promoted?) I'm also a little amused to realize that despite Soragumi always being labeled as "young and fresh", Yuki and Hoshi are the troupes with the youngest "bante" stars (Kaname and Kazu).

And I agree with the consensus that those listed as "stars" as opposed to "young stars" means "fixed position" versus "rising". When I compare who's labeled how in each troupe, that's the pattern I see. :-\